Trademark Owners Have Just 10 Days Before Sunrise Is Over

Included a “.com” in your trademark registration? It would seem like a tattoo obtained during a wild spring break, you’re stuck with it.
It’s just one of the trademark practices from the dot-com era that is tripping up trademark owners for the .xxx sunrise period.
Many trademarks include a “.com”.  However, during the .XXX Sunrise, trademark owners cannot [...]

This morning, we announced a special .XXX “opt-out” process to help brand owners block the use of their registered trademarks in the new adult-orientated domain. Brand owners have until October 28th to protect their marks. To learn more about the special opt-out page, visit: http://www.encirca.com/tcm/
We worked with Thomson Compumark to develop a special product to help [...]

This morning, we announced that we’re offering a full refund of all .XXX Sunrise fees for any application that is rejected by the .XXX registry validation agent. EnCirca is the only registrar offering a full refund.

We’re confident that we can successfully submit Sunrise applications because we will first pre-validate all applications to ensure they [...]

The .Jobs Registry is poised to offer a new jobs listing service for employers after ICANN’s reaffirmation of their registry service request. To take advantage of this new service, employers must first register a .Jobs domain, such as companyname.jobs.

Verisign is proposing to allow telephone numbers and other numeric identifiers in the .NAME top-level domain. This could be the Killer App that ENUM has been waiting for.

.Co Sunrise for Trademark Owners starts today!

Why you should renew your .tel domain Renew & Register your .Tel domain: The Internet’s Next Generation Phone Book

As ICANN prepares to release a new group of extensions, what new domain extension could threaten .com’s dominance?

Leading dot pro domain name registrar EnCirca (www.encirca.com) announces an upgrade to its online business directory, Find.pro.(www.find.pro) Find.pro is a map-based online directory designed to help licensed professionals drive additional search engine traffic to their websites by combining its customized online maps with videos, pictures and other content. All listings on Find.pro can be easily shared [...]